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This converter keeps AHDT at UTC−9. Anchorage uses AKDT (UTC−8) on this date. Open the AKDT converter, or choose Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau for city-specific time.

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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 23, 2026 = 3:00 am03:00 AHDT (UTC-9), Oct 23, 2026

CDT is 4 hours ahead of AHDT.

CDT and AHDT examples

These examples always use CDT (UTC-5) and AHDT (UTC-9). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CDT is 4 hours ahead of AHDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CDT is 4 hours ahead of AHDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 3 hours ahead of AHDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in AHDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in AHDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in AHDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in AHDT.

Compare CDT time with AHDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central Daylight Time is 4 hours ahead of Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 3:00 am03:00 in AHDT

CDT to AHDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in CDT which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in AHDT

7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time (AHDT). Offset UTC -9:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 CDT / 3:00 am03:00 AHDT

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Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth.

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Daylight Time (CDT)
CDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CDT.

Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central Standard Time (CST).

123456789101112Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time

Offset: AHDT is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

AHDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -09 - basic short
  • -0900 - basic
  • -09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0900 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Victor - Military abbreviation for AHDT
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
Time zones with the GMT -9 offset:
  • AKST - Alaska Standard Time
  • AHDT - Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
  • HADT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
  • GAMT - Gambier Time
  • HDT - Hawaii Daylight Time
  • V - Victor Time Zone